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elleng

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1. Fiddler on the Roof is based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem,

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Sat Mar 1, 2025, 12:13 AM

Mar 2025

whose real name was Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich. Aleichem based Anatevka on the town of Boyarka, which was near his birthplace in Ukraine.

The village was established by Harav Moshe Reuven Azman, the chief rabbi of Ukraine and Kyiv. The village is located on the outskirts of Kyiv, near the village of Bilohorodka.

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TCM tonight, 2/28 [View all] elleng Feb 2025 OP

Fiddler on the Roof is based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem, elleng Mar 2025 #1

TRADITION! NOW! elleng Mar 2025 #2